MOSCOW, December 3. /TASS/. Russia became Uzbekistan’s second-biggest trade partner in the first nine months of 2024 with an 18-percent share and trade turnover worth $7.5 bln, the Russian Economic Development Ministry said in a statement.

"Positive dynamics in the two countries’ mutual trade is observed. In nine months of 2024, Russia took the second place in Uzbekistan’s foreign trade turnover with an 18-percent share, while trade turnover between Russia and Uzbekistan reached $7.5 bln, up by 9.8%," the statement reads.

The countries are currently discussing issues of cooperation in the scientific and educational areas, the prospects of Russian companies’ participation in purchases within projects for multilateral development banks, as well as the implementation of the project to organize fast-tracked railway transportation Agroexpress, according to the ministry.